Greek word etymology thread

[Perfection]

Spartan comes from the name of a Greek place that lacked decoration and luxury.

 

[Takhisis]

But totally kicked ass and fought rhinos!!

 

[Perfection]

That's debatable, in any case spartan doesn't mean that.

 

[Dachs]

the only asses the Spartans were involved with were those of the boys they cornholed

 

[Takhisis]

What does 'specimen' mean?

That's debatable, in any case spartan doesn't mean that.

I alredy knew that

 

[Turner]

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[Neonanocyborgasm]

Όδε ΄ο διαλογος με την ΄Ελληνικην γλωσσαν διδασκειν ἀνίστη΄ινα Κυριακον διατωθαζω.

Translation:

This conversation rouses me to learn Greek so that I can keep teasing Kyriakos.

 

[Grisu]

Reminds me of this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259446/

If you've seen it, you'd understand.

My first thoughts too, when I saw this thread

Also, apparently my daughter's name is originally greek and means 'life'

 

[Dachs]

My first name is a Greek name, as it would happen. There's a few moderately famous Greek dudes who share it.

 

[Live trash can]

I have heard about a greek word for justice. But what is its precise form? Dikaos? Dikaossyne?

 

[Kyriakos]

Well, yes. Dikaiosyne would be the obvious one.

You might also be interested in Dike, which typically (still) means Trial, yet it also refers (more strongly in the ancient era) to the whole need to fill a vacuum when injustice happens. Eg the Harpies and Herinyes were 'the representatives that bring one to trial/justice' (iirc). 'Ekdikoi' etc.

 

[Live trash can]

nice, thank you

 

[Takhisis]

The deity herself is called Δίκη (Díkē) and she is in charge of human justice. Her mother Themis is in charge of divine justice.

 

[Kyriakos]

The deity herself is called Δίκη (Díkē) and she is in charge of human justice. Her mother Themis is in charge of divine justice.

"ἥλιος γὰρ οὐχ ὑπερβήσεται μέτρα· εἰ δὲ μή, Ἐρινύες μιν Δίκης ἐπίκουροι ἐξευρήσουσιν"

(ie 'Not even the Sun can exceed the limits given to him; otherwise the Herinyes, helpers of Justice, will find him')